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Date October 4, 2017
Tagged , __edited , Darwin , Darwinism , Disinherit the Wind , Evolution , Inherit the Wind , Intelligent Design , Matt Chait , Neo-Darwinism , Play , scientific consensus , Stereotype
When We Should and Shouldn’t Be Skeptical of Science
John G. West
October 4, 2017
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Episode 1057
Guest John G. West
Duration 00:08:32 Download Audio File (7.8 mb)
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An actor in Hollywood raises the important question of when people should and shouldn’t be skeptical of claims made in the name of science, inspiring a response from political scientist John West, author of Darwin Day in America . This conversation was taped live in Hollywood during a discussion after the final performance of Disinherit the Wind , a play that tells the story of a neurobiologist who sues his university for the right to challenge neo-Darwinian evolution.
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute Senior Fellow , Managing Director , and Vice President of Discovery InstituteDr. John G. West is Vice President of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute and Managing Director of the Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Formerly the Chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at Seattle Pacific University, West is an award-winning author and documentary filmmaker who has written or edited 12 books, including Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science , The Magician’s Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society , and Walt Disney and Live Action: The Disney Studio’s Live-Action Features of the 1950s and 60s . His documentary films include Fire-Maker , Revolutionary , The War on Humans , and (most recently) Human Zoos . West holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University, and he has been interviewed by media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Time magazine, The New York Times , USA Today , and The Washington Post .
